The Halifax Hurricanes won their second of back to back contests at home in the Scotibank Centre in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. Saturday night's game pitted the first place Halifax Hurricanes against the last place in the Atlantic Division Moncton Miracles. Halifax got off to a hot start in the game, opening the contest with a 10-0 run. The Miracles were able to regroup quickly and close the gap, even taking a two point lead halfway through the quarter. Halifax used excellent shooting of over 60% from the field to finish the first half with a 62-45 lead. The Miracles refused to go away and continued to chip away at the Canes lead, outscoring them 32-23 in the third quarter. In the end, the Hurricanes used their deep bench to hold off the Miracles and finish the game with a 109-98 win, improving their record to 14-3 on the season. Halifax Forward Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.) had a huge game for the Canes, scoring a season high 35 points and grabbing 12 rebounds for his second straight double-double. Forward Cj Washington (6'7''-F) also had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.. The Miracles leading scorer was Melvin Johnson III (6'6''-G-90, college: Arkansas St.) III with 32 points on 6 of 10 shooting from 3 point range. Forward Russell Byrd (6'7''-G-92, college: Michigan St.) added 12 points and Centre Tim Mitchell grabbed 10 rebounds for Moncton. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
St. John's Edge beat London Lightning, even division finals 2-2 - 1 day ago
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The St. John's Edge picked up a big win Monday against the London Lightning, tying the best of seven series at two games a piece. The Edge bounced back after dropping Game 3 on Saturday night. They were led with 28 points apiece from Charles Hinkle (6'5''-G-88, college: American) and Coron Williams (6'1''-PG-89, college: Wake Forest). Ryan Reid (6'9''-C/F-86, college: Florida St.) added 22 points and eight rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Last year's MVP, Royce White (6'... [read more]
The St. John's Edge picked up a big win Monday against the London Lightning, tying the best of seven series at two games a piece. The Edge bounced back after dropping Game 3 on Saturday night. They were led with 28 points apiece from Charles Hinkle (6'5''-G-88, college: American) and Coron Williams (6'1''-PG-89, college: Wake Forest). Ryan Reid (6'9''-C/F-86, college: Florida St.) added 22 points and eight rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Last year's MVP, Royce White (6'8''-F-91, college: Iowa St.), led London with 32 points while Ryan Anderson (6'4''-G-87, college: Nebraska) had 21. The two teams will take the next few days off before returning to Mile One for Game 5 of the series on Thursday night. Courtesy of: cbc.ca
Hurricanes blow past Magic 121-79; take 2-0 lead in division final - 3 days ago
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The Halifax Hurricanes will breeze into New Brunswick with a 2-0 lead in their Atlantic Division final. The Hurricanes blasted the Moncton Magic 121-79 in Game 2 of the best-of-seven NBL Canada series Saturday night in front of 2,003 fans at Scotiabank Centre. Games 3 and 4 are Tuesday and Thursday at the Moncton Coliseum. 'We picked up our defence, we had a lot of energy from the crowd and we just played off that,' said veteran forward Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.), wh... [read more]
The Halifax Hurricanes will breeze into New Brunswick with a 2-0 lead in their Atlantic Division final. The Hurricanes blasted the Moncton Magic 121-79 in Game 2 of the best-of-seven NBL Canada series Saturday night in front of 2,003 fans at Scotiabank Centre. Games 3 and 4 are Tuesday and Thursday at the Moncton Coliseum. 'We picked up our defence, we had a lot of energy from the crowd and we just played off that,' said veteran forward Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.), who had 21 points in 28 minutes of action. 'That's how we got the win tonight.' Antoine Mason (6'3''-G-92, college: Auburn) paced the Hurricanes with 25 points, including 17 in the first quarter. He shot 81 per cent from the field. Tyrone Watson had 22 points and eight rebounds while Mike Poole (6'6''-G/F-92, college: Iona) came off the bench to score 19. The Hurricanes dictated the play from the onset, unlike Game 1 on Thursday when they had to overcome a slow start and a 20-point deficit in a 107-97 win. On Saturday, Halifax pulled ahead 40-21 after the first quarter, increased the lead to 27 at halftime and upped it to 35 early into the third quarter. The Hurricanes never trailed in a dominating performance. 'We didn't start off slow and that was key,' White said. 'The whole playoffs we have been starting off slow, even against P.E.I. (their opening round series against the Island Storm). 'Coach emphasized to just play hard from the beginning. The first six minutes matter. That's what we did tonight.' Juan Pattillo (6'8''-F-88, college: W.Kentucky) led the Magic with 14 points, Corey Allmond (6'2''-G-88, college: Sam Houston St.) had 13 and Jason Calliste (6'2''-G-90, college: Oregon) collected a dozen. The Hurricanes shot nearly 55 per cent from the field while limiting the Magic to just 28 of 73 attempts. Halifax outrebounded Moncton 52-35. 'We are a transition team,' White said. 'If we get stops, that's what we want to do. We want to run in transition and I felt like that's what we did tonight.' Courtesy of: thechronicleherald.ca
Lightning Stop Edge 101-86, Take 2-1 Series Lead - 3 days ago
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Royce White (6'8''-F-91, college: Iowa St.) scored 24 points as the London Lightning regained control of their Central Division Finals series. The Lightning dominated the fourth quarter in their 101-86 win over the Edge in St. John's Saturday night. The win gives London a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven finals series. The Edge did start the contest strong, outscoring the Lightning 27-21 in the first quarter, though London pulled even by halftime and took a 51-50 lead. The Lightning began... [read more]
Royce White (6'8''-F-91, college: Iowa St.) scored 24 points as the London Lightning regained control of their Central Division Finals series. The Lightning dominated the fourth quarter in their 101-86 win over the Edge in St. John's Saturday night. The win gives London a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven finals series. The Edge did start the contest strong, outscoring the Lightning 27-21 in the first quarter, though London pulled even by halftime and took a 51-50 lead. The Lightning began to pull away slightly in the third before taking control down the stretch, putting up 27 points to St. John's 16. Kyle Johnson (6'5''-G-88, college: LIU Brooklyn) scored 22 points off the bench for London, while Garrett Williamson (6'5''-G-88, college: St.Joseph's) and Ryan Anderson (6'4''-G-87, college: Nebraska) put up 11 points apiece. Doug Herring Jr. (6'3''-G-87, college: Utica) Jr. lead the Lightning in rebounds with seven. Carl English led the Edge and all scorers in the game with 25 points. Desmond Lee (6'4''-G-90, college: N.Carolina St.) collected a double-double with 24 points and a team-leading ten rebounds, and Ryan Reid (6'9''-C/F-86, college: Florida St.) added 14 points. Game 4 is Monday night in St. John's. Courtesy of: blackburnnews.com
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